- •Введение
- •Chapter 1.Family. Home Text 1. Oleg Kirillov Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •Exercises
- •1. Substitutional patterns:
- •2. Fill in the form:
- •3. Translate the following into English:
- •4. Act the following conversational situations:
- •5. Answer the questions on the text:
- •6. Speak about:
- •Text 2. Oleg’s family Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •Exercises
- •1. Answer the questions on text 2:
- •2. A) Say all you know about the hair, eyes, lips, eyelashes, the nose, the forehead, the figure, the mouth.
- •3. Listen to the following statements and respond them.
- •4. Agree if the statements are true to life or disagree if they are not.
- •5. Describe your group mates, let the students guess who the person is:
- •Exercises
- •Text 2. The House of an Englishman Read the text and be ready to discuss the difference between an English house and a Belarusian one.
- •Chapter 2.Meals. Shopping Text 1. Meals Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •1. Oleg’s daily meals
- •2. At the University dining room
- •Exercises
- •Exercises
- •Text 2. Shopping in the uk Read the text and say why Marks & Spencerstore is famous all over the world.
- •Text 1. Oleg’s student life Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •1. About the University
- •2. Oleg’s studies
- •Exercises
- •Exercises
- •Text 2. An account of a typical day
- •At oxford University
- •Read the text about Christina’s studies at Oxford University.
- •Say what new information you have gained from the text.
- •Chapter 4. Free Time. Travelling Text 1. Oleg’s free time Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •1. Oleg’s day off
- •2. Oleg’s winter and summer holidays
- •Exercises
- •6. Ask your friend:
- •7. Translate into English:
- •8. Speak on the way you usually spend your day off‚ your winter and summer holidays
- •Text 2. The Kirillovs’ week-end
- •Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •Study the following vocabulary before reading the text:
- •Exercises
- •Exercises
- •Text 2. Adventure holidays at Beacon Park Read the text with a dictionary and be ready to answer the questions that follow it.
- •Text 3. Travelling Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •1. A trip by air
- •2. A trip by railway
- •3. A sea voyage
- •Exercises
- •Exercises
- •Text 2. Economist Read the text using a dictionary and answer the questions that follow it.
- •Text 3. Philologist Read the text using a dictionary and answer the questions that follow it.
- •Text 4. Historian Read the text using a dictionary and answer the questions that follow it.
- •Text 5. Ecologist Read the text using a dictionary and discuss the vital ecological problems this profession deals with. Study the following vocabulary before reading the text:
- •Text 1. Oleg is a teenAger Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •Exercises
- •Text 2. Leisure activities of youth
- •Text 1. Belarus Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •1. Geographical situation
- •2. Industry, agriculture, science
- •3. Political set-up
- •Exercises
- •1. Use the text to complete the sentences from the text:
- •2. Decide if the following statements are false or true:
- •3. Answer the questions on the text:
- •4. Be ready to speak about Belarus. Use information from the text as a help to your topic.
- •Text 2. Minsk
- •Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •Study the following vocabulary before reading the text:
- •Exercises
- •1. Use text 2 to reproduce the sentences with the following words and word combinations:
- •2. Use the text to complete the sentences:
- •3. Decide if the following statements are true or false:
- •4. Answer the questions on text 2:
- •5. Be ready to speak about the capital of our republic. Use text 2 as a help to your topic. Text 3. Mozyr Read the text and do the exercises that follow it:
- •Exercises
- •Exercises
- •1. Use the text to complete the sentences from the text:
- •2. Decide if the following statements are false or true:
- •3. Answer the questions on the text:
- •Text 2. From the history of Minsk Read the text with a dictionary and answer the questions that follow it. Study the following vocabulary before reading the text:
- •Chapter 8. Great Britain. London
- •2. British industry
- •3. Political set-up
- •Exercises
- •5. Be ready to speak about Great Britain. Use text 1. As a help to your topic. Text 2. London Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •Exercises
- •Exercises
- •Text 3. Museums of London Read the text with a dictionary and after each paragraph form a question on the main fact or information contained in it.
- •Text 4. London parks Read the text with a dictionary and answer the questions that follow it.
- •Text 5. English character Read the text with a dictionary and answer the questions that follow it.
- •Text 6. Customs, holidays and traditions
- •In Great Britain Read the text with a dictionary and answer the questions that follow it.
- •Chapter 9. The systems of education in Belarus and Great Britain Text 1. The System of Education in Belarus Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •1. Pre-school and secondary education
- •2. Higher education
- •Exercises
- •1. Reproduce the sentences from the text using these words:
- •2. Express your agreement or disagreement.
- •3. Answer the questions on the text:
- •Exercises
- •Text 2. Teachers’ training in Belarus Read the text and answer the questions that follow it.
- •Text 3. Comprehensive education in scotland Read and translate the text with a dictionary.
- •Text 4. Higher and further education in Britain
- •Read and translate the text with a dictionary.
- •Say about the main differences in British and our higher education.
- •Study the following vocabulary before reading the text:
- •Text 5. Famous Universities of the uk Read the text with a dictionary and answer the questions that follow it.
- •1. Oxford
- •2. Cambridge
- •3. Oxbridge specific system of education
- •Chapter 10. Famous people of Belarus and Great Britain Text 1. Famous People of Belarus Read the text and answer the questions that follow it.
- •1. Literature
- •2. Theatre
- •3. Music
- •5. Sport
- •6. Space
- •Text 2. Famous Britons Read the text and answer the questions that follow it.
- •Isaac Newton (1642–1727)
- •Additional texts for reading Text 1. Who was Dr. Skaryna?
- •Text 2. Efrosinya Polotskaya Read the text with a dictionary and do the exercises that follow it.
- •Exercises
- •1. Complete the sentences using the following variants:
- •2. Arrange the items of the given outline in the order according to the text:
- •Text 3. Zhores I. Alferov Read the text with a dictionary and speak on Alferov’s youth, his discoveries and career.
- •Text 4. Isaac Newton Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
- •Exercises
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- •Text 7. Robert Burns Read the text and do the exercises that follow it. Study the following vocabulary before reading the text:
- •Exercises
- •Exercises
- •1. Put questions to the words in italics:
- •2. Add 2–3 sentences to the following statements:
- •3. Make an outline of the text and be ready to speak about Darwin’s life and his theories. Содержание
5. Be ready to speak about Great Britain. Use text 1. As a help to your topic. Text 2. London Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.
Study the following vocabulary before reading the texts:
a head-quarter – штаб-квартира
a craftsman – ремесленник
e.g. = for example
London is the capital of Great Britain, its political, economic and commercial centre. It is one of the biggest ports of the country. It is situated on both sides of the Thames. London is one of the largest cities in the world. Its population is about 8 million. London is more than 20 centuries old. It consists of many parts and they are all very different from each other. The most well-known are the City, the Westminster, the West End‚ Trafalgar Square and the East End.
The City is the oldest part of London, financial and business centre. Numerous banks and offices are situated there, e.g. the Bank of England, the Stock Exchange and the head-quarters of many companies and corporations. The most striking buildings in the City are the Tower of London and St. Paul’s Cathedral. The Tower was built in the 11th century and was used as a fortress, a palace and a prison. Now it’s a museum. Not far from the Tower there is St. Paul’s Cathedral, which was built in the 17th century by Christopher Wren. Some well-known people are buried there.
The Westminster is the aristocratic official part of London. It includes Buckingham Palace where the Monarch lives. At Buckingham Palace one can see the ceremony of the changing of the guard. The palace of Westminster is also situated there. It is the seat of the British Parliament. One of the two high towers of Westminster is called the Clock Tower with Big Ben, the bell of which strikes the hours.
Westminster Abbey is a place where many famous people are buried, e.g. I. Newton‚ Ch. Darwin‚ Ch. Dickens, A. Tennyson, Th. Hardy, К. Kipling. In the Poet’s Corner one can find memorials to W. Shakespeare, G. Byron, W. Scott and others. Nearly all the kings and queens have been crowned in the Abbey and many of them are buried here.
One should mention such streets as Whitehall and Downing Street in the Westminster. Government offices are situated in Whitehall. In the middle of this street stands an impressive monument to the memory of victims of 2 wars. It is called the Cenotaph. Downing Street is a quiet little street with ordinary houses. House 10 is the official residence of the Prime Minister of Great Britain.
The West End is a fashionable shopping and entertainment centre situated to the west of the City. The West End is a symbol of wealth and luxury. The best and most expensive hotels, restaurants, clubs, theatres, cinemas and the richest shops are situated there. English aristocracy lives in this region.
One of the busiest streets here is Oxford street. There are many various shops which attract customers from different countries of the world.
Trafalgar Squareis the geographical centre of London. It was named in the memory of the Victory at the battle of Trafalgar where in 1805 the English under the command of Nelson defeated the fleet of Napoleon. The tall column with a statue of Nelson stands in the middle of Trafalgar Square. It’s a place of political meetings and demonstrations.
Opposite the Nelson monument is the National Gallery with great collection of pictures of different schools and National Portrait Gallery containing pictures of all famous English men and women. Not far from the National Gallery is the British Museum rich in its collection of ancient manuscripts, coins, sculptures, etc. It is also famous for its library, one of the richest in the world.
The East Endis situated to the east of the City. It is an industrial centre inhabited by factory workers, dockers and small craftsmen. There are many factories and docks but few large parks and squares. The Port of London is situated there.